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List of defunct airlines of China

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This is a list of defunct airlines of China.[1][2]

Defunct airlines

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Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced operations Ceased operations Notes
Air Great Wall G8 CGW GREAT WALL 1992 2001 Formed by CAAC Flying College. 55% stake acquired in 2000 by China Eastern Airlines, and reorganized in 2001 as the Ningbo branch of China Eastern Airlines. Merged into China Eastern Airlines.[3]
Beijing-Han Airlines 1922 1922 Founded by Cao Kun with a single Handley Page aircraft which fatally crashed 3 days after launch.[4]
CAAC Airlines CA CCA CAAC 1952 1987 Airline division of the Civil Aviation Administration of China; split into six airlines[5]
CDI Cargo Airlines GJ CDC CDI Cargo 2011 2013 Rebranded as Loong Air[6]
China Air Cargo CYN 1988 1993 Formed by CAAC Flying College. Integrated into Air China.
China Eastern Airlines Cargo 2002 2004 Was known as China Cargo Airlines before 2002, reverted to the original name
China General Aviation GP CTH TONGHANG 1987 1997 Acquired by China Eastern Airlines[7]
China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) 1925 1952 Nationalized in 1949; merged into the People's Aviation Company of China in 1952[8][9]
China Northern Airlines CJ CBF CHINA NORTHERN 1990 2004 Merged into China Southern Airlines[10]
China Northern Swan Airlines 1990 2000 Merged into China Southern Airlines Heilongjiang Branch[11]
China Northwest Airlines WH CNW CHINA NORTHWEST 1989 2003 Merged with China Yunnan Airlines into China Eastern Airlines[12]
China Southwest Airlines SZ CXN CHINA SOUTHWEST 1987 2002 Merged into Air China[13]
China Xinhua Airlines XW CXH XINHUA 1992 2007 Merged with Chang An Airlines and Shanxi Airlines to form Grand China Air[14]
China Xinjiang Airlines XO CXJ XINJIANG 1985 2003 Absorbed into China Southern Airlines[15]
China Yunnan Airlines 3Q CYH YUNNAN 1992 2003 Merged with China Northwest Airlines into China Eastern Airlines[16]
Deer Jet DF DER Jinlu Service Airlines 1995 2006 Renamed/merged to Deer Air[17]
Donghai Airlines Cargo J5 EPA DONGHAI AIR 2006 2016 [18]
East Pacific Airlines EPA Airways 2004 2006 Rebranded as Donghai Airlines[19]
East Star Airlines 8C DXH EAST STAR 2005 2009 Went bankrupt[20]
Eurasia Aviation Corporation 1925 1943 Sino-German joint airline[21]
Fujian Airlines IV CFJ 1993 1994 Merged into XiamenAir[22]
Grandstar Cargo GD GSC GRANDSTAR CARGO 2008 2012 Merged into Uni-Top Airlines[23]
Great Wall Airlines IJ GWL GREAT WALL 2006 2011 Merged with Shanghai Airlines Cargo into China Cargo Airlines[24]
Guizhou Airlines G4 CGH GUIZHOU 1991 1998 Merged into China Southern Airlines[25]
Hamiata

(Sino-Soviet Aviation Corporation)

1939 1950 Sino-Soviet joint airline, taken over by SKOGA[26][27]
Henan Airlines VD KPA KUN PENG 2009 2010 Bankruptcy and ceased after the Henan Airlines Flight 8387 incident[28]
Jade Cargo International JI JAE JADE CARGO 2006 2011 Bankruptcy[29]
Kunpeng Airlines VD KPA KUNPENG AIR 2007 2009 Rebranded as Henan Airlines[30]
Manchuria Aviation Company RH 1931 1945 Dissolved after the fall of Manchukuo[21]
Nanjing Airlines 3W CNJ 1988 2003 Merged into parent company China Eastern Airlines[31]
Northeast Airlines NS DBH DONGBEI AIR 2007 2010 Rebranded as Hebei Airlines[32]
OTT Airlines JF OTT OTT AIRLINES 2020 2024 Merged into parent company China Eastern Airlines[33]
Shanghai Airlines Cargo F4 SHQ SHANGHAI CARGO 2006 2011 Merged with Great Wall Airlines into China Cargo Airlines[34]
Shanxi Airlines 8C CXI SHANXI 1988 2007 Merged with Chang An Airlines and China Xinhua Airlines to form Grand China Air[14]
SKOGA СКОГА 1950 1954 Sino-Soviet joint airline; came under Chinese control and replaced by CAAC[35]
Swan Airlines 1992 1996 Taken over by China Northern Airlines[11]
United Eagle Airlines (UEAir) EU UEA UNITED EAGLE 2005 2010 Rebranded as Chengdu Airlines[36][37]
Uni-Top Airlines UW UTP UNITOP 2009 2019 Bankruptcy[38]
Wuhan Airlines WU CWU WUHAN AIR 1986 2002 Merged into China Eastern Airlines[39][40]
Yangtze River Express Y8 YZR YANGTZE RIVER 2003 2017 Rebranded as Suparna Airlines[41]
Ying'an Airlines YI AYE AIR YING AN 2005 2015 Air Carrier Operating Certificate Revoked[42]
Zhejiang Airlines CJG ZHEJIANG 1986 2004 Absorbed into Air China[43]
Zhongyuan Airlines Z2 CYN ZHONGYUAN 1986 2000 Acquired by China Southern Airlines[44]

See also

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